Newspaper article

Dolan, Maura. “Lawsuits in defense of gay marriage can backfire, activist groups warn.” The Los Angeles Times. June 11, 2008.

With only a few days left before gays can marry in California, nine major gay rights groups asked couples Tuesday not to sue the federal government or other states to have their California nuptials recognized, saying that legal action could harm the marriage equality movement. In an unusual six-page memorandum, written for same-sex couples, groups ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to Lambda Legal warned that lawsuits would invite "bad" court rulings that could take years to overturn. This is interesting because gay rights were obtained in California in the first place because of litigation pushed by LGBT citizens. This article offered a new perspective on the subject of suing the government to further the cause of same-sex marriage. It also has yet another infographic illustrating same-sex marriage rights nationwide.